Industry Chattooga recycling mill fire still smoking July 30, 2012 by plasticsinfomart “I just don’t think people realize how serious this is and could have been,” said state Rep. Barbara Massey Reece on Saturday night. Reece was carrying cold drinks and fruit to firefighters from all across Northwest Georgia at the scene of a recycling mill fire at the former Harriet-Henderson Mill southwest of Summerville on Saturday […] Read more »
Industry Sri Lanka Plast July 30, 2012 by plasticsinfomart ‘SRI LANKA PLAST’, Sri Lanka’s first-ever International Plastics Exhibition Sri Lanka’s first ever B2B international plastics exhibition – SRI LANKA PLAST 2012 – will be held on 10,11&12 August at Sri Lanka Exhibition & Convention Centre – Colombo. Organised by Enterprising Fairs India Pvt. Ltd, ‘SRI LANKA PLAST’ is co-organised by the Plastics and Rubber […] Read more »
Industry SABIC expands production of Stamax LGFPP by second half of 2013 July 30, 2012 by plasticsinfomart SABIC’s Innovative Plastics says it will boost the capacity of Stamax long glass fiber-filled polypropylene (LGFPP) composite resins as expansion at its manufacturing facility in Genk, Belgium, and is scheduled to complete in the second half of next year. “When we constructed the Genk facility, we proactively built in scalability in anticipation of customers’ future […] Read more »
Product News US FDA bans BPA in baby bottles and children sippy cups July 30, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its decision to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and children’s drinking cups on July 17, in respond to the request made by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) in October last year. “Although governments around the world continue to support the safety of BPA in food […] Read more »
Breaking News Category Menu Product News New mountain bike frame weights only 900g July 30, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Featuring TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics of Oxeon, US-based Felt Bicycles recently released their new Nine mountain bike frame that weighs in at only 900g. Jeff Soucek, Director of R&D of Felt Bicycles says, “We were looking for reduced weight on our frames, but still needed the same high properties of stiffness and strength. By […] Read more »
Industry Oakbio and Lehigh Permanente collaborate to convert CO2 into valuable chemical products July 30, 2012 by plasticsinfomart US cement plant Lehigh Permanente and Oakbio Inc announced a new partnership based on a CO2 capture technology that can convert greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into valuable chemical products. “The Oakbio process involves microbial capture of CO2,” explained Russell Howard, CEO of Oakbio. “We call this new process Carbon Capture and Conversion to emphasize achievement […] Read more »
Industry Clariant starts up Germany's biggest pilot plant for production of climate-friendly cellulose ethanol July 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Switzerland specialty chemicals company Clariant inaugurated Germany’s biggest pilot plant for the production of climate-friendly cellulose ethanol from agricultural waste in Straubing on July 20. The 28 million euros test project is expected produce up to 1,000 tons of cellulose ethanol from around 4,500 tons of wheat straw based on the sunliquid technology developed by […] Read more »
Machinery News Lanxess Mobility Days 2012 kicks off in Shanghai on 6 September July 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Lanxess announced that this year’s Mobility Days on various continents will kick off in Shanghai, China on September 6 with the theme “sustainable technologies for China’s future”. The China Mobility Day will address technology innovation and new approaches to sustainable transportation in China, Lanxess said in a statement on July 23. 300 participants from industry, […] Read more »
